Tile ceiling, wall &amp;c.



No. 648.869. Patented May l, |900. T. HORN.

TILE CEILING, wALL, am.

(Appucacion med Febfs, 1900.)

(NOHGBI.)

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. Tri-'..Ez CEILING, WALL; ew.

SPEGIFICATION' formng'partof. Letters Patent' N 11.6485869, datedMay-1", 1900;-

Applicatl'oir iiled February' 5, 1900.. Serial' No. 4,086". (No model.)

To all. whom t may concern:

13e itknown that l, THEODOREHORM. a citington,v in. the Bistrict' of.AColumbia, have in- Ceilings, Walls, itc'wof which the followingi's aspecification 1 This invention relates to certain improvements intheconstruction of.' tiles' such as are used for ceiling and; wallfacin'gs' and in means for'suspendi'ng or otherwise securing sameto.-ceilli'ng-joi'sts or tothe nprightsi of partitions', ne.

. The means employed for securing: my, im#v provedv tiles to formceiling and Wally facings are clearly'ilflnstrated: in the accompanying'drawings', to' which atten-tionl iscalled.'v

` 0n the drawings', Figure 1 isa. perspective View showi.ng."theIapplication ofi my' tilesI to Walls and. ceilings.` Eig. 2 issaperspectifve View of my improved tile and its l'1oli'n.,'y wires. Eig..3 is asimilar View of. the tile with differenti style of' hooks. Fig.-4f' represents pair of hold-ingmireswith. conneeti-ngLclamp.andsecnringstap1e.. Fig., 5; shows a'- singlewirewithasecnring-staple.andivrasheru Ifig:r 6 is an elevation showingthe wire confined;

-between. the staple and washer thereof 'g and?.

Fig. isaliorizontal View',l partly in section, of the. inYen-t-ion.inmodi-ed' form.

` On' the drawings the-letter a designates my' improved tile,y the backof whichis provided with outwardly-projecting hooks7 b bf',- which maybe made solid, as. shown in Fig.v 3,. or with and 2. That. portion ofthe tilewhich. pro-y jectsatl the side and ensof' the; hooks'` is.

ving' by means: 0E staples d; which project.

through washers e, so as' to clampV thel s'a wiresand. hold same. infixed' positions;l andv thehook portions ofthe ti'lesareatsn'cheletationc aste-"permit of theenfds of. the tiles;

"resting under the-staplesan thus insure a close-joint aswellas auniform smooth. sur faceof tile-facing; y

To preveut'thci spreadimgof the support,-

; suitable fastenings l oi'the room I gently press the wires-apartaninsert between same av tile, so that-when released from pressurethefwires will engagethe f hooks thereof. engagek the said; wiresxandthen slipped under the projecting end of the tile.` This process is.repeatedv witheach tileuntil a joi'st orstud is reached',when the Wiresare firmly secure 5 theretov by means of astapled and Washerfe. Theprojection at the ends ofthe tile is. such as t'o'p'ermit of its.reaching' about half-Way across a' joistor stiid; and.v under thesecuringstapleand Washers' Ineventtof the tile not' v reachingv thevcenter of. the material to which t, the'wiresare secured" the til-eEollowingshoold i 1, be` cnt so? that. itsv end shall rest under or in'f'rontof the ici/st.orother.l member of the ceiiing on Wall. 1, of the:tiles as they are being. placed. in. position,l ora thinmortar maybeponredl overthe ving-wires after the tileshave been engaged 'thereby,I employ a series of double-ended zen of the. Unitedr` States,rvresiding at Washel Figs.. 1,4, 5, and 6. vented new and; usefulIn'iprovementsin Tile I 1 first' stretch the wires. from one side of theroom to the: opposite side thereof andl firmly wire hooks or clamps f',as clearly shown iu 4In applying;` my tiles. to ceilings or walls Isecure them at suitable distance apart by' means of the staples d. andWashers@ or other Beginning. at one corner The clamp f is` then made toMortar is applied. te the. backs hacks or behind the tiles and: allowedltapercolate between the joints,l and'V thus assistvthe y wires. inholding. thel tiles', sothattheir fronts shall present a uniform. andsmooth surface.. spaces between same, as indicated. atFi-gs. 1

Having' described my invention, what I claimY as new', anddesire.tosecure by Letters n p Patent,.ismade smooth. or level?,- the saidends. being i I. The combination in tilec'eili'ngs and walls, of' apairof wires and means' for' Iol'-v ing same. in. parallel positions,yasldescrifbed', ;-with-a' tilehavingoppositelyprojectinghooks gat itshack, the wires' adaptedV` tov be thrustapart to. engage the h'ooksfofthe tile-substan- V tiall-y as anti for the' purpose seti forth..

In. tile ceilings and walls', the combination of tile provided atitshachwith oppo- `sitelypro iec-ting hooks, a. pair of' Wires and` imeans for securing said- Wiresifn'A parallel lines to receive. the hooksofj the tile, with double s:ended: hooks' for engaging: they Wires, to`hold samewithin. the hooks oi' the tiler substantially asset fertili..

3. In tile ceilings and walls, the combinathe rows of-hooked tiles,substantially as set tion of a. series of wires and meansfor holdforth.u 1 ing same in parallel lines, tiles having oppo-v In testimony whereofI have hereunto set sitely-projecting hooks, at the backs thereof, myhand this 9th day of January, A. D. 1900.

5 for engaging the alternate pairs of wires and THEODORE HORN.

' double-ended hooks'forholdingthe wires with- Witnesses:

in the hooks o'f the tiles, as described, with a v H. N. JENKINS,seriesoftilesadaptedtobesupported between E. A. PAUL.

